The Truth About Job: Does “Unclean” Mean Born Depraved?
The book of Job is a poetic masterpiece that explores the justice of God, the depths of human suffering, and the undeniable frailty of man. Advocates of the depravity doctrine have leaned heavily upon verses found in Job 14 and 15 as evidence for their teaching. The text reads:
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one! (Job 14:4)
What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous? (Job 15:14)